How to Delete Apps From the iPhone Home Screen
This is the fastest and simplest way to delete apps from your phone:
On the iPhone home screen, tap and hold the app icon. You can also tap and hold an empty space on the home screen until all of the icons start to wiggle. This is the same process you follow to re-arrange apps. If you have a phone with a 3D Touch screen, don’t press too hard or you’ll activate a menu. It’s more like a tap and light hold. Tap Remove app or the X in the upper-left corner of the icon (depending on your device model). If you’re editing the home screen and your app icons are wiggling, tap the minus icon on the corner of the app icon, then select Delete App. When prompted to confirm your decision, tap Delete to delete the app. If you changed your mind, tap Cancel. If the app stores some of its data in iCloud, you’re asked whether you want to remove your data from Game Center/iCloud or leave it. If you expect to use the app again, leave the data there.
If you change your mind about deleting the app, you can’t undo the uninstall to undelete the app. However, you can install the app again by re-downloading it.
How to Delete Apps From the App Store App
This option is only available on devices with iOS 13 and up. On those devices, you can delete apps from the Update screen in the App Store app by following these steps:
In the App Store, go to the upper-right corner and tap your photo or icon. Scroll to view your list of Available Updates. For any app that has an update that you want to delete, swipe right to left to reveal the Delete button. Tap Delete. In the pop-up window, tap Delete again to remove the app from your phone.
How to Delete Apps From iPhone Settings
This method of deleting apps isn’t the easiest—and one most people haven’t considered—but it works. This approach is helpful if you want to uninstall apps that use a lot of storage space.
Open the Settings app. Go to General > iPhone Storage. If you don’t use a modern version of iOS, tap Usage. In older versions of iOS, tap Manage Storage to see all the apps on your phone and how much space each takes up. Select the app you want to delete, then tap Delete App. Beginning in iOS 12, you can offload the app. This removes the app and leaves associated documents and data intact. Reinstall the app to get everything back up and running. In the confirmation menu, tap Delete App to continue with the uninstall.
How to Delete Apps Using iTunes
You can use iTunes to add apps and other content to your iPhone. You can also use iTunes to remove apps.
Sync your iPhone to iTunes. You can sync over USB or sync over Wi-Fi. In the upper-left corner of iTunes, select the iPhone icon. Choose the Apps tab. The left column lists the apps installed on your iPhone. Scroll through it and find the one you want to delete. Select Remove next to the app. Repeat this process for as many apps as you want to remove. In the lower-right corner, select Apply to sync iTunes and your iPhone. Any changes you made in iTunes are reflected on your iPhone, including removing the apps from your phone.
If you set up iPhone parental controls, you might need to turn them off to delete apps. You can’t delete pre-installed apps on some older iPhones.
